Main Panel Manual Ample Bass A Beijing Ample Sound Technology Co. Ltd 1
Contents 1 INSTRUMENT PANEL... 4 1.1 OVERVIEW OF INSTRUMENT PANEL... 4 1.2 PRESET... 4 1.3 ALTERNATE TUNER... 5 2 MAIN PANEL... 6 2.1 OVERVIEW OF MAIN PANEL... 6 2.2 ARTICULATIONS & POLY LEGATO... 7 2.2.1 Articulation List... 7 2.2.2 Sustain & Pop... 7 2.2.3 Natural Harmonic... 8 2.2.4 Palm Mute... 8 2.2.5 Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards... 8 2.2.6 Legato Slide (Poly Legato)... 9 2.2.7 Hammer-On & Pull-Off (Poly Legato)... 12 2.2.8 Slap... 14 2.2.9 Doubled Keyswitches... 14 2.3 MIC MODE... 14 2.4 CAPO... 14 2.5 CAPO LOGIC MODE... 14 2.6 AUTO BUZZ... 15 2
2.7 RICH FINGERING SOUND... 15 2.8 PLAY MODE SWITCH... 15 2.9 AUTO LEGATO MODE SWITCH... 16 2.10 OPEN STRING FIRST... 16 2.11 VIBRATO WHEEL... 16 2.12 STRING FORCE & CAPO FORCE... 16 2.12.1 String Force... 16 2.12.2 Capo Force... 17 2.13 FX SOUND GROUP... 17 2.14 OCTAVE PATTERN... 18 2.15 NOTE REPEATER... 18 2.16 HOLD PEDAL TOGGLE... 18 3
1 Instrument Panel 1.1 Overview of Instrument Panel 1. Save/Load Preset 2. Alternate Tuner 3. Capo Force Display 4. String Force Display 1.2 Preset Preset button displays current preset in use. The Default preset is loaded automatically when the plugin starts. Preset name is shown as Preset if the Default preset is not found. To load a preset, click preset name to open the file chooser window. Left and right arrow can also be used to quickly change preset. To save current preset, click the down arrow to open the preset save window. 4
1.3 Alternate Tuner You can tune every string by turning its corresponding tuner, 2 semitones down at most. Tuning is fully compatible with strummer, tab and all articulations. 5
2 Main Panel 2.1 Overview of Main Panel 1. Articulations & Poly Legato Keyswitches 2. Mic Mode 3. Body Mic Volume 4. Ambience Mic Volume 5. Mic Solo Mute & Channel EQ 6. DI Volume 7. Master Volume 8. Pan 9. Phase 10. Capo 11. Capo Logic Mode 12. Auto Buzz 13. Release Sound Gain 14. FX Sound Gain 15. Fingering Sound Toggle & Gain 16. Playing Mode Switch 17. Auto Legato Mode Switch 18. Open String First 19. Bend 20. Vibrato Wheel 21. Capo Force 22. FX Sound Group 1 6
23. Octave Pattern 24. Dead Note 25. Note Repeater 26. FX Sound Group 2 27. Manual Buzz 28. Auto Legato Mode Keyswitch 29. String Force 30. Open String First Keyswitch 31. Tab Play Keyswitch 32. Riff Play Keyswitch 33. Capo Logic Mode Toggle 34. Hold Pedal Toggle 2.2 Articulations & Poly Legato 2.2.1 Articulation List Abbr. Full Name Keyswitch Range Sus Sustain & Pop C0 B0-F4 NH Natural Harmonic C#0 E2-G4 PM Palm Mute D0 E1-F4 SIO Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards D#0 F#1-F4 LS Legato Slide (Poly Legato) E0 F1-F4 HP Hammer-On & Pull-Off F0 E1-F4 Slap Slap(vel 64-127) & Slap Dead Note(vel 1-63) G0 E1-F4 2.2.2 Sustain & Pop Keyswitch is C0. Notes of velocity less than 127 will be Sustain. notes of velocity 127 will be Pop. 7
2.2.3 Natural Harmonic Keyswitch is C#0. 2.2.4 Palm Mute Keyswitch is D0. Lower the velocity, greater the mute depth. If you press C0 and D0 at the same time, subsequent notes of high velocity will be Sustain and notes of low velocity will be Palm Mute. 2.2.5 Slide In from below & Slide Out downwards Keyswitch is D#0. When D#0 is before a note, subsequent note will be Slide In. When D#0 is during a note, Slide Out is triggered whose velocity is determined by D#0. Articulation will revert to Sustain when note ends. 8
2.2.6 Legato Slide (Poly Legato) Keyswitch is E0. You can do any speed and pitch slides, the articulation will revert to previous one when destination note ends. Slide triggered by E0 of high velocity will change fret position. Low velocity will not. * The two notes must overlap in time. * E0 must be ahead of the start note. * The two notes must be on the same string. 9
Poly Legato: Press the highest note of destination to slide upwards; Press the lowest note of destination to slide downwards. 10
Slide Smoother: The speed of long legato slide (slide more than 2 frets) is determined by the velocity of destination note. Higher the velocity, faster the speed. 11
Auto Slide requires: 1. Auto legato mode is Auto Legato Slide. 2. The two notes must overlap in time. 3. The two notes must be on the same string. 4. Instrument Mode. 2.2.7 Hammer-On & Pull-Off (Poly Legato) Keyswitch is F0. Articulation will return to previous one when destination note ends. HP triggered by F0 of high velocity will change fret position if it goes beyond current position. Low velocity will not. * The two notes must overlap in time. * F0 must be ahead of the start note. 12
* The two notes must be on the same string. Poly Legato: Press the highest note of destination to Hammer On; Press the lowest note of destination to Pull Off. Auto HP requires: 1. Auto legato mode is Auto Legato HP. 2. The two notes must overlap in time. 3. The two notes must be on the same string. 4. Instrument Mode 13
2.2.8 Slap Keyswitch is G0. Subsequent note of low velocity will be slap dead note. 2.2.9 Doubled Keyswitches Press 2 Keyswitches at the same time to get two articulations to switch via velocity layer. 2.3 Mic Mode Mono and Stereo modes are available. You can adjust the volume of different microphones to get more sound. 1. All of Mics 2. MS Mode 3. Mono 4. DI Solo 2.4 Capo It simulates the real bass capo. It can transpose the pitch without changing the fingering. 2.5 Capo Logic Mode 2 kind of Capo Logic modes: 14
1. Melody Mode: Melody Mode, the range is 3 octaves. 2. Chord Mode: the range is 5 frets. 2.6 Auto Buzz When toggled on, notes will be randomly buzzed depending on frequency. 2.7 Rich Fingering Sound In real performance, a lot of playing noises are generated. Virtual instrument would sound unnatural without those noises. Ample Sound Engine can generate rich Fret Noise automatically. FA:Fingering Attack Sound Gain FR:Fingering Release Sound Gain 2.8 Play Mode Switch Instrument Mode: It is limited by the real playing rules of the instrument, such as two notes on the same string cannot ring simultaneously. Keyboard Mode: When Keyboard Mode is on, multiple notes can be played on same string simultaneously. Solo Mode: Only a single note can be played simultaneously. 15
* Both Keyboard Mode and Solo Mode will disable Automatic Legato. 2.9 Auto Legato Mode Switch There are 3 modes: Automatic Slide; Automatic Hammer On and Pull Off; Off. Note D#6 with high velocity sets the mode to Automatic Slide, and low velocity sets the mode to Off. 2.10 Open String First E1 A1 D2 G2 B2 and E3 6 notes will be played on open strings. It can be toggled on with note G#6, High velocity toggles on, Low velocity toggles off. 2.11 Vibrato Wheel Play the mod wheel back and forth to manually control vibrato. It triggers a vibrato noise when the value >= 0.75. To vibrate automatically, open Settings Panel and toggle on Auto Mod. 2.12 String Force & Capo Force 2.12.1 String Force Specify a string to be played. E6-G6 correspond to 4th string-1st string. High velocity String Force will affect fret position,while low velocity will not. 16
2.12.2 Capo Force Switch to a fret position manually. Press C#1, then press E1-A#2 to switch to position 0-18 respectively. 2.13 FX Sound Group Note FX Sound G#4 Hit Top (Mute) A4 Hit Top (Open) A#4 Hit Rim F5 Scratch 1 F#5 Scratch 2 G5 String Slap G#5 Slap Noise by Left hand A5 Slap Noise by Right hand A#5 FX Slide 1: SIO on E string B5 FX Slide 2: SIO on A string C6 FX Slide 3: SO on E string C#6 FX Slide 4: SO on A string 17
2.14 Octave Pattern Press B4, C5, D5 and E5 will respectively trigger descending fourth, unison, ascending fifth and ascending octave of current note or last ended note with octave shape. 2.15 Note Repeater Press D#5 to repeat notes being played. Multiple notes are supported. 2.16 Hold Pedal Toggle 18
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